BIO:Samuel Porter Jones 1847-1906 American evangelist. Sam Jones was

born at Oak Bowery, Ala- bama, and reared at Cartersville, Georgia. He
studied to be a lawyer, but drinking and gambling soon brought him to
the brink of ruin. At his father's deathbed, he fell on his knees and
repented of his sin and trusted Christ. He preached his first sermon
one week later and was licensed to preach in the Methodist Church after
only three months. He served several pastorates but gained fame as a
lecturer and evangelist. Soon he was conducting campaigns in some of
America's largest cities. Wherever he preached, liq- uor stores closed,
theaters and jails emptied, and cursing was reduced to whispers. His
life was threatened on several occasions. But these did not deter his
strong preaching. He died en route to an evangelistic meeting in
Oklahoma. Much of the wit of Will Rogers is traceable to Sam Jones.
Well over 500,000 people were converted to Christ as a result of his
ministry.

   ARTIST'S NOTE: Earth colors dominate the entire picture, as this is
the outstanding thing about Sam Jones' ministry--it was down-to-earth.
The homey wit and droll country stories in his messages were earthy and
true to nature.

   Ruckman '66
